pacify

pacifypac‧i‧fy /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ verb (pacified, pacifying, pacifies) [transitive]1CALMto make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after they have been angry or upset‘You’re right, ’ Rita said, in order to pacify him.2PGPEACE/NO WARto stop groups of people from fighting or protesting, often by using forceEconomic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.→ See Verb table